Personalized media guide for offline media devices

The system addresses the ineffectiveness of EPGs offline by generating a personalized media guide using substituted content, enhancing user experience and resource efficiency for offline media devices.

US12659547B2Active Publication Date: 2026-06-16ADEIA GUIDES INC
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Patent Information

Application Number
US18/989255
Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Patents(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-20
Publication Date
2026-06-16
Estimated Expiration
2039-04-30

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing electronic program guides (EPGs) for media devices are ineffective when offline, as they cannot receive linear content distributions, leading to poor user experience and inefficient resource allocation.

Method used

A system that retrieves media content guide data while connected to a high-bandwidth network, identifies preferred channels and unavailable content, substitutes with related content items, and generates a personalized media guide for offline viewing.

Benefits of technology

Improves user experience by displaying only available content, reduces network traffic, and optimizes resource allocation by focusing on user preferences.

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Abstract

Systems and methods are described for displaying a guide for media content available on a user device. An illustrative method includes retrieving media content guide data for a plurality of channels, identifying a first media content item that is not available for retrieval from a content source, in response to identifying the first media content item, identifying a second media content item that is related to the first media content item and is available for retrieval from the content source, retrieving, from the content source, the second media content item, and generating for display a media content guide interface for the plurality of channels, wherein an identifier of the second media content item is displayed in a timeslot for the first media content item.
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